Telegram-herald., 1887-12-22
THE FIELD BATTERY
one OF MARS AWFUL spscTscLEs-


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ulfAnothes rssilae1t y support ~ battery
when i5 gets here. There Is comes. haslllng
sE Intervals tareugh ssnoks and inst Ike :
nleleoF- A l0as tFalu & guns and eaizseua-
sx. slgtt gl1s, and SIX, slsht calsso1s, aud
s1x, sigor horses ~ e4eh glsn aaa ealsson.
VITA = rEeuseadci;5 raexet. rfley dash fan
spasd scross Esl,.s. never turning 10 right q
left. nea.tias straight l9r slis xAoA Drivers
al lashing tkeir hoTF=s fnzo . fary ~ team,
eiscers poinsiax wlfA their swords, AMI On
ne gua chests sis sas brave caanoneegs. cool
ard lndlnaFsnt ossNsfslly, baE knowing fail
vel meartsiY Elat IN few rnlnutas more
nany Il them xlll bits. ths dllsG 1asy hoid
On u tie ehest haad.es for lifs, for - = wheel
strikes = log. The carriages jump two feet ia
the ar. Nov they tEra slightly with the
greatest rapiiity - avoid that huge b0slder,
they cross disches. ose-elrn hedges and
fences, az ths horses galiopsng IN a cloud OF
aiz1L. has one hoEse a . iailer--Yes, struck
~ buIies- The nsen iaRp down from the
carriase. the battery soas on--ia ns0messt
ths traoes ars cnt, ana ths poor horse LEFT -
de. Tbs carriage. drawn noa by five horses,
hurriss @ Fs3oIa the battery. There, they
all g dowa hollow. and disappear from
view for q ulonent-shs nexs instant they
ara sp agaia-
ssel The captain gives q sign What
ehange! As II instantly turned % marble
svery horse and carriage stops dead short
fhsn Tor dgs ssconds what inextricable con-
fusioni Horses, aen. guns and caizons to-
ssSher IA = horrible jalnble-then al Is clear
again. There back ia ths hollow, sheltered
ara tie caisso1s--s little below tho hill
stands the Inc OF linlbers and here on the
cr-st are the guns. Whas q mstamorphcsis,
The sfatoea<e csnnoneers ars now full OF
hfa and excitssneRtl Now a cloud OF white
smoke and red fame suddenly shoots out OF
the black mouth nearest, terrible boom
rings out, then a1orher and another Bo0ml
boomi boom, the great mouths yell with
horrlble delight, AID az each boom gees down
Wide s~ath of men ia tho advancing coli
uInn Boom booa! BOOM they roar IN
ioyful glee, and yet AZ each boom they recol
IN horror az their own power. BeJ oad the
enemies liacs. away or In the distance, trees
split ard fan. AM houses collapse at some un-
seen rnysterioss power. Everything gives
way before the terrible storm Of iron mis-
slles thrown cut at each BOOM booni booml
The enemy FOR an instant halt, and then
reform, on again and charge mp the hillSiiss
wiz nothing stop .-snf 10, toey are deter>>
mined % hass the battery that causes such
terrible destruction in tbeir ranks, and though
With each discharge wifla lanes are opensd in
them. they do not falter. The brave cam
oonsers ara falling fast. Quick! Timber,
rear sounds the bugla. while the long sup
porting line Of infantry rises from the hols
low, and pours v0lley after vollsy iato the
determined foe. Ia, be halkS-ae Is checked!
No. that IS only temporary disorder See,
there h8 ccuacs agaln with yan! Ga how
ferrihls. Quick spike the gunsl Hand TO
hand they light See, even as that officers
sword s upraised, the bullet strikes him, and
hs reels from or his hOrsa. Down goes the
horse, kicking and screaming in death
agony Men fighting with bayoaets, clubbsd
maskets, Ere their guns IN each others faces,
blow OF heads Of men close by. Bloodl
Bioodi Blood
What is thatl Thank Godi The Joyful
ysll 10 our rear is from q rs-enforesment ar
rived Just IN time. The enemy sees it, be
gives way. there he goss-what Is left Of him
That IA right; pour vollsy after volley into
him. rush after him; do not leave any one
alive The guGs are safs, but what a sccnsl
There are piles Of dead and wounded to-
xechsr. Pools Of blood on the ground, aud
everything marked with bloc1 Flies are
already settling on the dead. What terrible
xroans ard means. and prayers for water.
broken muskets. torn clothes revealing white
skin stainsd With rel blood cantce1s. haver-
sacks, g,ziiors. cooking ti1s. canister cart
riiges. broken wheels, dead horses and men,
al together.
Look as that mass Horses with eutrails
scattered about human legs aud arms with
cut bodies. bodies with jagged splinters and
bones protruding through the flesh. That
uian's face Is already swollen and tins ones IS
turned black. on the despair, the hatred
~ courage depicted on their countenancesl
And The stran<s positions they take--eyss
protruding from sockets and tongues from
mouths on it IL serribis. One can bat
ahudder and slcken. turn faint and giddy.
Yet it - war-the science that brings out the
noblest as vel Is the worst paSsioHss Of men,
ard that Is toe great civilizer of the world. -
william r Hamilton. u 5. A., In Outing.